YDA by the Bay

August 3rd-7th, 2005Holiday Inn Golden Gateway

San Francisco, CA

Holiday Inn Golden Gateway

• Located on the tip of the Nob Hill area of the city

• YDA will be located exclusively on the top floors of the hotel to allow other guests to sleep at night and allow us to keep up our reputation

• Close to major SF attractions, food, entertainment, civic center, and Union Square

Hotel Features

• 499 Guest Rooms • 5 Suites • 421 Non-Smoking Rooms • 232 Double-Bedded

Rooms • 267 Single-Bedded

Rooms • Downtown/City Center • 2001 Last Renovation

Date

• CA1449 FEMA Property Number

• 26 Floors • Cocktail Lounge • 2 Restaurants • Rental Car Desk: City

Rental Car • Tour Desk: In Gift Shop • Pool

Meeting Facilities

• 6 Meeting Rooms • 17729 ft²/ 1647.08 m² of Meeting Space • 7 Sales & Meeting Professionals On Site • Largest Room Capacity: 650 Theatre Style; 500 Banquet Style • Largest Room Measurements: 100.0 ft/30.48 m x 56.0 ft/17.07 m • Smallest Room Capacity: 10 Banquet Style • Smallest Room Measurements: 15.0 ft/4.57 m x 16.0 ft/4.88 m

(ceiling height = 8.17 ft/2.49 m) • 5600 ft²/ 520.26 m² of exhibit space • 35 - 8'x10' Booths can be accommodated • Available through our video conference company. Ballrooms, pre-

function rooms, break-outs, hospitality suites and conference rooms are available.

Room Amenities• FREE Wireless Internet Access• Bathtub• Cable / Satellite TV • Coffee Maker • Color TV • Connecting Rooms • Crib • Free Morning Newspaper

Delivered to Room • Hairdryer • High-speed Internet Access • In Room Movies - Pay Per View • In Room Movies - Premium Cable • In Room Video Check-out

• In Room Video Games Available • Individually Controlled Air

Conditioning • Iron / Ironing Board • Phone with Voice Mail • Private Bathroom • Refrigerator (full) • Rollaway Bed/Cot • Separate Hanging Closet • Sofa-bed • Video Review / Checkout • Work Desk w/ Lamp

Nearby Attractions

• Golden Gate Bridge/Golden Gate Park (2 MI/ 3.22 KM )

• Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf/ Alcatraz (1.5 MI/ 2.41 KM)

• Union Square/ Chinatown/ Financial Center (1 MI/ 1.61 KM)

• Moscone Convention Center (2 MI/ 3.22 KM)

• California Cable Car line (0 MI/ 0 KM)

• City Hall (1 MI/ 1.61 KM)

• Muir Woods (15 MI/ 24.14 KM) • China Town/North Beach

(1 MI/ 1.61 KM) • Financial District (1 MI/ 1.61

KM) • Union Square (1 MI/ 1.61 KM) • Presidio (1 MI/ 1.61 KM) • Golden Gate Park (1.5 MI/

2.41 KM) • Haight/Ashbury (1.5 MI/ 2.41

KM) • Japantown (1 MI/ 1.61 KM) • Ghirardelli Square (0.75 MI/

1.21 KM )

Offsite Social Activities

Including: Buddah Lounge, Holly Cow, Mr Smiths &

Red Devil Lounge

Where’s the Party at…

Shadow Lounge, Luna, one8one & DNA

Room Costs• The SF Convention Host Committee is providing a $30.00 dollar a night subsidy for

the first 200 people who book their rooms (suites excluded) at the Holiday Inn Golden Gate.

• The process for receiving this subsidy will be the same as marking a reservation. The hotel will keep track of the number of people that have made reservations and will charge individuals appropriately and charge the master account for the additional $30.00 dollars.

• The following rates have been offered to our group: Hotel Price YDA price

“Run of the House” (Best room avail) single $129.00 $99.00“Run of the House” (Best room avail) double $129.00 $99.00“Run of the House” (Best room avail) Triple $139.00 $109.00“Run of the House” (Best room avail) Quad $149.00 $119.001 Bdrm Suites Single and Double $250.00 $250.001 Bdrm Suites Triple $260.00 $260.001 Bdrm Suite Quad $270.00 $270.00

• Hotel reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 415-441-4000 by 7/11/05 at 12:00 AM and by stating you a member of the Young Democrats Group and the rates above will be honored.

ADA Compliance

• The meeting rooms & guest rooms are ADA compliant.

• A total of 13 guest rooms are ADA compliant. Of the thirteen, seven of these have roll-in showers and the rest have chairs for bathing.

• The suites are wheelchair accessible.

Booking Flights to the Bay Area CALL YDA by the Bay’s Official Airline, UNITED:

• You may choose a 5% discount off any published airfare, including First Class OR a 10% off the unrestricted, fully refundable coach fare. Note: Receive additional 5% discount off tickets purchased 30 days in

advance!

• Or you may choose Area Pricing, a fixed air fare rate to your meeting based on geographical location. Area Pricing must be purchased at

least 7 days in advance.

• Book tickets by calling: 1-800-521-4041 & make sure you refer to ID Number 529PK . Reservation Agents are on duty 7 days a

week from 8 AM to 10 PM EST.

• You can fly into either Oakand (OAK) or San Francisco (SFO)

Getting to the Hotel

Several options exist from OAK and SFO:• BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) leaves from both airlines

and takes you into the downtown area• From there, you can take a cab, the Muni (bus system),

or a Cable Car on the California Line to the hotel• Cab• Limousine• Supershuttle (Use the free coupon)

Speaker’s List(Note: This is a partial list of invited speakers)

• Gov. Bill Richardson (NM) • Gov. Ed Rendell (PA)• Mayor Gavin Newsome (CA)• Gov. Jennifer Granholm (MI) • Gov, Janet Napolittano• Sen. Dick Durbin (IL)• Rep. Mike Honda (CA)• Gov. Mark Warner (VI)• Sen. Edward Kennedy (MA)• Sen. Evan Bayh (IN)• Sen. John Kerry (MA)• Chairman Art Torres (CA)• Tresurer Phil Angelides (CA)• Harold Ford Jr. (TN)

• DNC Chair Howard Dean• Gov. Candidate Chris Bell (TX)• Rev. Susan Johnson Cook

(DNC- NY)• Rev. Al Sharpton (NY) • Former Sen. John Edwards

(NC)• Former Cong. Dick Gephardt

(MO• Al Franken• Tim Robbins• Rob Reiner• Michael Moore• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA)• Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA)

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

• Request a speaker! (See hand-out)

• Post blogs about YDA by the Bay!

• Include www.ydabythebay.com link to your State organization’s website!

THREE STEPS AWAY FROMYDA BY THE BAY!

1) REGISTER FOR YDA BY THE BAY!

2) MAKE HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS!

3) BOOK FLIGHTS TOTHE BAY Area!

1ST Step!

REGISTER FOR YDA BY THE BAY!

Log on to www.ydabythebay.com and create a user account

(Note: User accounts are free and you can register multiple attendees all at once!)

Register for YDA by the BAY! ($50/person)

2ND Step!

MAKE HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS!

Online booking link: (link will be on www.ydabythebay.com)

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/rates/sfogg?&_GPC=syd&

OR

Phone: 415-441-4000 by JULY 11TH at 12:00 AM!

(Note: Identify yourself as a member of this group!)

3rd Step!

BOOK FLIGHTS TO THE BAY Area!

CALL YDA by the Bay’s Official Airline, UNITED:

(see handout for special discount details)

• Book tickets by calling: 1-800-521-4041 & make sure you refer to ID Number 529PK

• You can fly into either Oakand (OAK) or San Francisco (SFO)

You’re Done!

We will provide you with a “Travel Tip Info Kit”, which will include:

Confirmation of your registrationTransportation information to & from the

Hotel!Convention Packet

SuperShuttle Coupon from YDA by the Bay

Additional Information

UNITE-HERE Local 2 Dispute

Timeline• June ’04 - YDA by the Bay chosen by YDA National

Committee, convention contract signed• August ’04 – Hotel contracts with employees expire• Sept. ’04-January ’05 – Employees strike, are locked

out, and cooling off period ensues• Feb ’05 – Hotel Employees make an offer• May ’05 – YDA by the Bay pulls convention from Westin• May 31, 2005 – Hotels make counter-offer, rejected by

hotel employees

Alcohol & Food Policy

• Due to licensing and insurance requirements, all food and beverage to be served on Hotel property must be supplied and prepared by Hotel. In addition, no remaining food or beverage shall be removed from the premises. At the conclusion of the function, such food and beverage becomes the property of Hotel.

• Food and beverage prices are subject to a 20% service charge and applicable taxes.

• Personal food and beverages may be taken to guest rooms (but no outside catering)

Suite Requests

• A limited number of suites can be reserved for the convention. To request a suite, please email Abigail Trebilcock, YDA by the Bay Logistics Director, at atrebilcock@pedersen.com

• We will review each request but we do not anticipate that the suite capacity will be adequate for the number of requests we receive. The San Francisco Convention Committee will do our best to prioritize and accommodate the guests who request suites.